FNUS75 KBOU 171741 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE RANCH OPEN SPACE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1138 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE AS WELL TOWARDS THE WEEKEND. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53. MIN HUMIDITY........20%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1800 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 8200-9200 FT AGL AFTER 1300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....33. MAX HUMIDITY........40%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5-6 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN SOUTH 4-5 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST 7-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4-12 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 200-400 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........19%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 7-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN EAST 4-7 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 8400-9400 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 0600. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR WHITE RANCH OPEN SPACE. +++ DATA IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE HAS BEEN SAMPLED DIRECTLY FROM THE DIGITAL DATABASE. VALUES IN THE TABLE MAY NOT AGREE WITH INFORMATION IN THE NARRATIVE FORECAST. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS TABLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AN OFFICIAL FORECAST. PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK IF THE INFORMATION IN THIS TABLE HAS BEEN REPRESENTATIVE AND/OR USEFUL. +++ FORECAST SC PP TF RH 20FT G H L 10K MIXG TRAN VENTL AJTV VALID AT % % F % WIND S I A WIND HGT WIND RATE RATNG MPH T L MPH AGL MPH KT-FT 03/17-11 45 0 55 17 W 15 1 4487 W 21 76927 G 03/17-12 47 0 56 16 W 15 24 4 1 W 7 6461 W 20 110411 V 03/17-13 47 0 58 15 W 16 1 7434 W 21 133678 V 03/17-14 47 0 59 15 W 16 1 8407 W 22 156946 E 03/17-15 47 0 59 15 W 17 28 4 1 W21 9381 W 22 180214 E 03/17-16 47 0 59 15 W 17 1 8459 W 24 171109 E 03/17-17 47 0 57 15 W 17 1 7537 W 25 162004 E 03/17-18 53 0 53 17 W 17 28 3 1 W36 6615 W 26 152899 E 03/17-19 53 0 51 19 W 16 1 4802 W 25 109153 V 03/17-20 53 0 47 22 W 16 1 2988 W 23 65407 G 03/17-21 53 0 43 27 W 15 24 2 1 W51 1174 W 21 21660 P 03/17-22 53 0 40 31 W 15 1 858 W 20 15385 P 03/17-23 53 0 38 35 W 14 1 541 W 17 9109 P 03/18-00 61 0 37 38 W 14 22 3 1 W48 225 W 15 2833 P 03/18-01 61 0 35 42 W 13 1 202 W 13 2340 P 03/18-02 61 0 34 45 NW 12 1 179 NW 12 1847 P 03/18-03 61 0 33 49 NW 10 10 3 1 W44 156 NW 10 1353 P 03/18-04 61 0 33 53 N 8 1 172 NW 8 1095 P 03/18-05 61 0 33 55 N 7 1 188 N 6 837 P 03/18-06 49 10 33 56 NE 5 5 2 1 W47 204 N 3 579 P 03/18-07 49 10 34 46 NE 5 1 864 N 3 3434 P 03/18-08 49 10 35 44 NE 7 1 1524 W 5 6289 P 03/18-09 49 10 38 38 E 8 8 2 1 W49 2184 W 5 9143 P 03/18-10 49 10 40 35 E 8 1 3534 W 8 34420 P 03/18-11 49 10 44 30 E 7 1 4883 W 12 59697 F 03/18-12 65 10 47 26 E 6 6 3 1 W44 6233 W 16 84974 G 03/18-13 65 10 49 23 E 5 1 7497 W 16 101316 V 03/18-14 65 10 51 21 E 5 1 8761 W 15 117658 V 03/18-15 65 10 52 20 E 5 5 3 1 W37 10025 W 15 134000 V 03/18-16 65 10 52 20 E 5 1 9019 W 14 109863 V 03/18-17 65 10 50 21 E 6 1 8014 W 12 85725 G 03/18-18 58 0 48 22 NE 6 6 3 1 W33 7008 W 10 61588 G 03/18-19 58 0 47 23 E 5 1 4807 SW 7 41172 F 03/18-20 58 0 44 26 SE 2 1 2606 S 3 20755 P 03/18-21 58 0 41 29 CALM 1 3 1 W28 405 CALM 339 P 03/18-22 58 0 39 32 S 2 1 360 S 2 645 P 03/18-23 58 0 38 34 SW 5 1 314 SW 3 951 P 03/19-00 40 0 36 36 W 6 6 2 1 W33 268 W 6 1257 P 03/19-01 40 0 35 37 W 6 1 245 W 6 1203 P 03/19-02 40 0 35 38 W 6 1 222 W 6 1148 P 03/19-03 40 0 34 39 W 6 6 2 1 W31 199 W 6 1094 P 03/19-04 40 0 34 40 W 6 1 207 W 6 1092 P 03/19-05 40 0 34 40 W 6 1 215 W 6 1091 P 03/19-06 49 0 34 40 W 6 6 2 1 W25 223 W 6 1089 P 03/19-07 49 0 35 40 SW 6 1 471 W 5 1531 P 03/19-08 49 0 37 38 SW 6 1 719 SW 3 1973 P 03/19-09 49 0 41 34 S 5 5 2 1 W23 967 SW 2 2414 P 03/19-10 49 0 45 30 S 5 1 3048 SW 6 24231 P 03/19-11 49 0 49 27 S 3 1 5130 W 8 46047 F 03/19-12 23 0 52 25 SE 3 3 3 1 W25 7211 W 10 67863 G 03/19-13 23 0 54 22 SE 3 1 8221 W 12 87572 G 03/19-14 23 0 56 20 SE 3 1 9232 W 13 107281 V 03/19-15 23 0 57 19 E 3 3 3 1 W28 10243 W 14 126989 V 03/19-16 23 0 57 19 E 3 1 9248 W 13 105055 V 03/19-17 23 0 56 19 NE 3 1 8254 W 12 83121 G 03/19-18 27 0 54 19 NE 3 3 3 1 W24 7259 W 9 61187 G 03/19-19 27 0 52 20 NE 5 1 4961 W 7 41075 F 03/19-20 27 0 50 22 N 5 1 2664 NW 5 20963 P 03/19-21 27 0 47 24 NW 5 5 3 1 W25 366 N 2 851 P 03/19-22 27 0 45 26 NW 6 1 320 NW 3 904 P 03/19-23 27 0 44 27 W 6 1 273 W 5 958 P 03/20-00 31 0 43 27 W 7 7 3 1 W28 227 W 5 1011 P 03/20-01 31 0 42 28 W 7 1 209 W 6 986 P 03/20-02 31 0 41 28 W 7 1 191 W 6 961 P 03/20-03 31 0 40 29 W 7 7 3 1 W28 174 W 6 936 P 03/20-04 31 0 40 29 W 7 1 172 W 6 944 P 03/20-05 31 0 40 28 W 7 1 170 W 7 951 P 03/20-06 21 5 41 28 W 7 7 3 1 W25 168 W 7 958 P KEY: FORECAST - MONTH/DAY-HOUR OF FORECAST /24-HOUR CLOCK LOCAL TIME/ VALID AT SC - SKY COVER /PERCENT/ PP - PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION /PERCENT/ TF - TEMPERATURE /DEGREES F/ RH - RELATIVE HUMIDITY /PERCENT/ 20FT WIND - 20-FOOT WIND /MPH/ GST - 20-FOOT WIND GUST /MPH/ HI - HAINES INDEX LAL - LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 10K WIND - 10000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL FREE-AIR WINDS /MPH/ MIXG HGT - MIXING HEIGHT /FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL/ TRAN WIND - TRANSPORT WINDS /MPH/ VENTL RATE - VENTILATION RATE /KNOT-FEET/ AJTV RATNG - SMOKE DISPERSION ADJECTIVE RATING P - POOR F - FAIR G - GOOD V - VERY GOOD E - EXCELLENT $$ FORECASTER...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...KIRK A WILL REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090318.WHITE.01/BOU